King James Version

1 Kings 18:14

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.

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וְעַתָּה֙veatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.אֹמֵ֔רomersayאָמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לֵ֛ךְlekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…אֱמֹ֥רemorsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a commandH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָladoneykhato lordאָדוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.הִנֵּ֣הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אֵלִיָּ֑הוּeliyahvElijahאֵלִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Elijah”H452Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other IsraelitesElijah, Eliah.וַהֲרָגָֽנִיvaharaganiand destroyהָרַגconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and destroy”, a completed action in a sequenceH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here; and he will slay me.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here ; and he will slay me.

Young’s Literal Translation

and now thou art saying, Go, say to my lord, Lo, Elijah — and he hath slain me!'

World English Bible

Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will kill me.”

Darby Translation

And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.

Douay-Rheims

And now thou sayest: Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here: that he may kill me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here; and he will slay me.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now thou sayest to me, Go, say to thy master, Behold, Eliu is here : and he shall slay me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν σὺ λέγεις μοι, πορεύου, λέγε τῷ κυρίῳ σου, ἰδοὺ Ἠλιού· καὶ ἀποκτενεῖ με.